Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research Larry E. Sullivan presentations or writing

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By laying bare the dangers of uncritical acceptance of such claims

each chapter features: ‘Research Zones highlighting particular pieces of research with a supplementary insight into the area being explored

is influenced by conflict and engagement with modern ideas

long-established research tradition has attempted to connect neurotransmitters and hormones to social behavior

Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research Larry E. Sullivan presentations or writingMuch applied research takes place as if complex social problems and evaluations of interventions to address them can be dealt with in a purely technical way. In contrast, this groundbreaking book offers an alternative approach that incorporates sustained, systematic reflection about researchers' values, what values research promotes, how decisions about what to value are made and by whom, and how judging the value of social interventions takes place.